North Brentwood was the first African American town to become part of Prince George's County when it was incorporated in 1924. Over time and out of necessity, this historic enclave has been home and host to famous citizens, athletes, and musicians — like Sis's Tavern...
The National Colonial Farm in Southern Maryland is a living history museum that interpret Colonial-era farm life including a tobacco barn dating from the 18th century. The Accokeek Foundation utilized a Heritage Fund grant to repair and maintain the barn as an...
By thoughtfully directing growth and development, the concept of Smart Growth can weave together open space conversation, affordable housing, and historic preservation to create a more environmentally and economically sustainable future. An expert panel discuss the...
Main Street Middletown will use a Heritage Fund grant from Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust in support of their efforts to purchase and protect two historic buildings in the Middletown Historic District in Frederick County. On May 4, 2018, Becky...
Using measurements gathered during a November workday, Preservation Maryland recently completed measured architectural drawings of the historic Malone's Church deep in Dorchester County. The church is part of a touchstone in the African American community and a final...
As part of a year-long initiative to support the historic resources within Maryland State Parks, Preservation Maryland has teamed up with the Department of Natural Resources to document some of those most historic and unique properties in the State Parks. Recently, a...
Last winter, one of the historic chimneys at Steppingstone Farm Museum in Susquehanna State Park collapsed due to wind and weather. Preservation Maryland issued an emergency Heritage Fund grant to address the immediate need. Steppingstone Farm Museum is a collection...
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church's Chapel of the Incarnation is a very unique example of Mission-style church architecture in Maryland. It was built in 1916 by designer William J. Palmer for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. With a Heritage Fund grant, the Church was...
Architectural documentation is often one of the first steps to a preservation rehabilitation project! At the nearly 200 year old structure of the Dielman Inn in New Windsor, Maryland, documentation was essential to understanding the evolution of the building over time...
Anne Arundel County has a very active archaeology program and community working to unearth important and forgotten history. The Lost Towns Project received a Heritage Fund grant to help share their work in two short documentary-style videos. Award-Winning Project: The...
The Valve House is a historic former utility building nearby the campus of Civic Works in Clifton Park in Baltimore City. Aligning a potential reuse with Civic Works programmatic offerings, the Valve House may have another opportunity to serve the community. Built in...
As part of our Six-to-Fix program, Preservation Maryland helped arrange a structural assessment of the historic Newtowne Manor House in Southern Maryland. Following recommendations made by Keast & Hood, members of the Friends of Newtown Manor House completed much...
In December 2017, Preservation Maryland was among the nine recipients of non-capital grant funds from the Maryland Historical Trust. The grant award will help support our Maryland Women's Suffrage History Project to document and raise awareness of the places and...
Since 1997, the Heritage Fund grant program has distributed over a million dollars in direct support for historic preservation projects in Maryland! This November, the selection committee awarded nearly $150,000 to ten deserving and unique projects across the state....
The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum in Baltimore County recently utilized a Heritage Fund grant and over 600 volunteer hours to repaint a Martin RB-57A Canberra airplane to it's original 1950s color scheme as part of it's airfield fleet. The Glenn L. Martin...
Does your Maryland preservation project need funding? The Heritage Fund grant program recently surpassed the $1 million dollar mark providing direct funding to historic preservation projects across Maryland! And there are two application periods each year. FAQ...
The Historical Society of Harford County is headquartered in the ca. 1936 former U.S. Post Office for the Town of Bel Air. Since 2012, the Society has been fundraising and working towards restoration and rehabilitation of the building. The Heritage Fund recently...
The Church Hill Theatre in Queen's Anne County recently received a Heritage Fund grant to repair cracks in it's exterior stucco work. As a cultural and entertainment hub for the community, the organization turned their performances into fundraisers, too, to continue...
In early June 2017, vandals damaged dozens of historic gravestones in the cemetery of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The congregation is now reaching out to preservationists and the community to help make the needed repairs. Prince George's...
In order to preserve the historic and unique Ark of Hungerford Creek, it needed to be relocated to the Calvert Marine Museum to serve as it's permanent home and stewards. This effort was partially funded by the Heritage Fund, and Preservation Maryland was onsite to...
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